Michigan Law Schools Tuition Comparison

Statistics for 6 Michigan Law Schools

For the academic year 2026-2027, the average tuition & fees for 6 Michigan law schools are $52,117 for in-state residents and $56,985 for out-of-state students. Year-over-year, compared with the previous academic year, average out-of-state tuition increased by $2,850 (5.26%), while average in-state tuition increased by $2,753 (5.58%).

Across 6 Michigan law schools, the average accepted student profile includes a GPA of 3.65 and an LSAT score of 161, paired with an average acceptance rate of 28.81% and an enrollment rate (yield) is 40.12%.

The following statistics compare 6 Michigan law schools with the highest and lowest values in each category.

University of Michigan Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $83,422 and Wayne State University Law School has the lowest tuition & fees of $47,232.
University of Michigan Law School has the highest LSAT score of 171 and Cooley Law School has the lowest score of 147.
Wayne State University Law School has the highest GPA of 3.89 and Cooley Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.09.
University of Michigan Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 8.57% and Cooley Law School has the lowest rate of 52.91%.
University of Michigan Law School has the most enrolled first-year students of 329 and Wayne State University Law School has the least enrolled students of 128.

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Michigan law schools with important law schools facts. The tuition data is for the academic year 2026-2027 and the admission data is for the academic year 2025-2026.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Michigan Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Cooley Law School private, Lansing, MI	$52,900	52.91%	3.09	147	476	237	51.54%
Michigan State University College of Law private, East Lansing, MI	$51,352	26.02%	3.73	162	500	150	78.34%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law private, Detroit, MI	$50,321	41.41%	3.52	156	664	247	70.83%
University of Michigan Law School public, Ann Arbor, MI	$83,422 ($80,422)	8.57%	3.88	171	1,032	329	95.57%
University of Wisconsin Law School public, Madison, MI	$56,681 ($39,139)	19.12%	3.81	167	690	220	80.00%
Wayne State University Law School public, Detroit, MI	$47,232 ($43,308)	24.81%	3.89	164	537	128	86.05%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.

**Tuition & fees for the academic year 2026-2027 (Source: Each law school's published tuition data).

***Admission and enrollment data for the academic year 2025-2026 (Source: ABA Standard 509 Reports).

6 ABA-accredited Law Schools in Michigan

$56,985

161.2

3.65

28.81%

Statistics for 6 Michigan Law Schools